When does the fast-breaking of a traveler who has resolved to travel, in which he is permitted to break his fast, begin: from his home or after he leaves it?

The questioner : Yes, regarding the issue of the traveler, in the hadith of the fasting person breaking his fast in al-Tirmidhi...

The Shaykh : Leave it, my brother, may Allah bless you. Leave the hadith and the argumentation... Let us understand from you what your question is.

The questioner : I mean, is it correct for us to say that he breaks his fast in his home, regarding the traveler?

The Shaykh : That is the question...

The questioner : This is the question.

The Shaykh : Okay, if he has resolved to travel, it is permissible for him to break his fast in his home... Clear.

The questioner : Yes, may Allah reward you with good.

Another questioner : If our Shaykh mentions...

The Shaykh : You need to be patient, because every circumstance has its ruling. Some circumstances teach a person knowledge, and some circumstances teach a person patience and deliberation, and so on. Now, if you do not learn knowledge, then learn patience.

The questioner : Our Shaykh, may Allah preserve you, you also mentioned in the treatise the statement of Imam Ahmad (may Allah have mercy on him) that he sees that he breaks his fast when he goes out of the houses, and Ishaq ibn Rahawayh (may Allah have mercy on him) sees breaking the fast when he places his foot, as Anas did. So if he passes the houses, he shortens. We are in the first location regarding fasting. Of course, your first answer, as you graciously stated, is that if he is in the house, what is your opinion on this? May Allah preserve you.

The Shaykh : The statement that I just read?

The questioner : Yes, yes.

The Shaykh : Breaking the fast in the house is not obligatory for him; he has that option, and then he has it afterwards. You need to be patient; others also want to learn, perhaps they are in greater need than you.